Medical and Consulting Work

The person responsible for the medical and consulting work at the department is Associate Professor L.I. Martynova.

Medical services are provided at the clinical bases of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for Postgraduate Education.

 

Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise “Kyiv Perinatal Center”

• Kyiv, Valerii Lobanovskyi Avenue 2, 03037

 

Kyiv Perinatal Center is a leading medical institution in Ukraine with a rich history, its own school of obstetricians-gynecologists, and is one of the largest maternity hospitals. Its primary specialization is providing obstetric care to high-risk pregnant women with extragenital pathologies.

Structure of the Hospital:

• Obstetric department with family birthing rooms and postpartum rooms for mother and newborn joint care;
• Obstetric department with individual birthing rooms and postpartum rooms;
• Pregnancy pathology and extragenital pathology department, including beds for miscarriage prevention;
• Gynecology department;
• Outpatient obstetric-gynecological observation department.

The hospital provides care to pregnant women, women in labor, postpartum women, newborns, and patients with gynecological and surgical conditions. Each year, approximately 5,000 babies are born at this maternity hospital.

Additionally, around 2,500 women receive gynecological care annually, with 1,900 undergoing surgical procedures, including minimally invasive, laparoscopic, and hysteroscopic surgeries.

Kyiv City Maternity Hospital No. 5 was the first maternity facility in Ukraine to support the three-tier model of obstetric care.

The hospital has introduced the project “Home Births under the Protection of the Maternity Hospital” and an innovative project called “One Doctor for Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Care.” The hospital has also been confirmed as a “Baby-Friendly Hospital.”

 

 

Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise “Kyiv Perinatal Center”

• Kyiv, Predslavynska Street 9, 03150

 

The Kyiv Perinatal Center is a tertiary healthcare facility providing specialized, highly qualified medical care to pregnant women with obstetric and extragenital pathologies, laboring women, postpartum women, newborns, and gynecological patients. The Center implements modern perinatal technologies recommended by WHO.

The structure of the facility includes:

– Obstetric department with individual and family delivery rooms and operating rooms;

– Mother and baby cohabitation unit №1;

– Mother and baby cohabitation unit №2;

– Pregnancy pathology and extragenital pathology department;

– Postnatal care and newborn treatment department;

– Post-intensive care and newborn recovery department;

– Gynecological department;

Pregnancy management at the Perinatal Center is conducted under the supervision of highly qualified medical staff. The functional diagnostics department is equipped with modern equipment and includes a medical-genetic counseling office, a psychoprophylactic preparation office, and consultations with a hematologist. Consultations are provided on reproductive health issues, preconception preparation, and early diagnosis of congenital anomalies in the fetus. The specialized women’s consultation unit of the Perinatal Center monitors high-risk pregnancy groups. There are also clinical and bacteriological laboratories performing all necessary tests.

The facility has 15 modern individual and family delivery rooms, as well as a delivery room equipped for managing premature births, an operating block, an anesthesiology and intensive care department, all located on the same floor to enhance safety and quality of care. The powerful neonatal intensive care and resuscitation unit is equipped with modern monitoring and life-support equipment, allowing for the treatment and care of premature infants with critically low birth weights, as well as newborns with perinatal pathologies. If necessary, consultations with pediatric surgeons, ophthalmologists, cardioreumatologists, neurosurgeons, and other specialized experts are available. Thanks to the unique retinal camera in Kyiv, early diagnosis of retinopathy to prevent blindness is possible. Additionally, hearing screening and early diagnosis of deafness in newborns are conducted.

The second-stage department for the care of premature children provides post-intensive monitoring and rehabilitation for newborns. In the follow-up office, children discharged home are monitored until they reach three years of age and are consulted by neurologists, ophthalmologists, psychologists, and neonatologists.

 

Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise Kyiv City Maternity Hospital No. 6

 

Kyiv City Maternity Hospital No. 6 is a modern healthcare facility focused on natural, partner births with psychological support according to the best global practices and evidence-based medicine standards.

The healthcare facility serves as a center for obstetric and gynecological care for children and adolescents in Kyiv. Gynecological care is provided to teenage girls aged 11 to 18. The pediatric and adolescent gynecologist addresses issues of reproductive health for girls: providing consultations, information on sexual education, women’s health, and contraception methods. The department conducts prevention and diagnosis of gynecological diseases and provides support for pregnancy and childbirth in young pregnant women.

In the past year, KMPB No. 6 delivered 2,659 babies: 1,596 boys and 1,063 girls, including 34 sets of twins.

The structure of the facility includes:

– Obstetric department with individual, family, and boxed delivery rooms, and operating rooms;

– Pregnancy pathology department;

– Gynecological department for adults/children;

– Obstetric department with individual, family, and postnatal rooms for mother and newborn cohabitation;

– Specialized women’s consultation;

– Anesthesiology department for adults with intensive care beds;

– Neonatal pathology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation department;

The total number of beds is 100, with 65 for obstetric care and 35 for gynecological care.

 

 

Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise Kyiv City Maternity Hospital No. 1

 

The facility includes:

– Obstetric department; – Anesthesiology department with intensive care beds and an operating block; – Neonatal intensive care and resuscitation department; – Pregnancy pathology department with an admission block; – Post-intensive care and neonatal care department; – Gynecological department with an admission block;

– Obstetric Department

The obstetric department has 40 beds. The delivery block consists of 11 individual delivery rooms, adapted for partner births and equipped according to modern medical standards. For greater comfort, delivery rooms are equipped with transformable chairs, fitness balls, Swedish walls, chairs for vertical delivery, mats, and more.

Partner births are prioritized, with all necessary conditions provided. Additionally, “home-like” births are conducted within the hospital.

All rooms in the department are for mother and newborn cohabitation. 20 rooms offer increased comfort, including 7 rooms for family accommodation.

– Gynecological Department with an Admission Block

Provides medical care for:

– Pregnant women up to 22 weeks; – Women with various gynecological pathologies (conservative and surgical treatment).

The department performs modern types of surgical interventions, including planned and emergency surgeries:

– Pathological processes of the uterus and its appendages; – Benign tumors; – Pathological conditions and development of female genital organs; – Reproductive function disorders; – Early pregnancy termination; – Reconstructive surgical interventions; – Minor therapeutic and diagnostic gynecological surgeries.

Endoscopic types of surgical treatment – laparoscopy and hysteroscopy – are actively used, allowing surgeries for various gynecological pathologies without extensive surgical access. These types of surgical treatment significantly ease the postoperative period, reduce medication load on the patient, shorten hospital stay, improve rehabilitation, and have a low incidence of early and late postoperative complications.

The department has 30 beds.

 

 

Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise “Kyiv City Medical Center ‘Human Health Academy'”

 

The main strategic goal of the municipal non-profit enterprise “Kyiv City Medical Center ‘Human Health Academy'” is to provide emergency and planned specialized high-tech consultative, diagnostic, and inpatient medical care in obstetrics, gynecology, general clinical, and surgical profiles according to international standards. This includes addressing issues related to reproductive function disorders, sexual and related organ pathologies, complications and pathologies of pregnancy, implementing assisted reproductive technologies, new perinatal technologies, managing pregnancies with various comorbidities, conducting prenatal and genetic diagnostics, implementing cell therapy, addressing birth and congenital disorders in newborns, caring for newborns with very low and extremely low birth weights, developing early pediatric surgery, ensuring continuity and collegiality in treatment across different medical institutions in Kyiv, conducting scientific and pedagogical activities, studying, summarizing, and implementing global scientific achievements, and developing forecasts of reproductive health status, collaborating with donor organizations, charity organizations, and international projects.

Medical care is provided by highly qualified medical professionals – professors, doctors and candidates of medical sciences, and physicians of the highest qualification category.

Structure of the obstetric hospital:

– Mother and baby cohabitation unit; – Delivery block; – Operating block; – Neonatal care and intensive care department; – Anesthesiology and intensive care department;

Currently, the Center serves a population of over 500,000, operating around the clock. Approximately 50 patients seek medical help at the emergency departments daily. Annually, about 5,000 surgeries are performed, and approximately 3,500 deliveries are conducted, providing high-quality inpatient care to more than 10,000 individuals.

 

The Human Health Academy – a modern university clinic of European level – collaborates with clinics in Poland, Germany, Israel, and the United States. Cooperation in education, science, and healthcare, establishing links between scientific research institutions and healthcare facilities, and creating conditions for implementing joint cross-border health cooperation projects with neighboring countries have been ongoing since 2008. As part of the “Ukraine-Child Health” project, to meet the objectives of the State Program for Cross-Border Medical Cooperation for 2016-2020, with the support of the Health Department of the Kyiv City Council, Ukrainian doctors underwent full training, successfully passed exams, and received European-level certificates at the “WESTBRANDENBURG GmbH” medical complex (Brandenburg, Germany) at the “Ernst von Bergmann” clinic (Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany).

Scientific activities at the Human Health Academy include studying, summarizing, and implementing global scientific achievements and developing forecasts of the reproductive health status of the population. Research is conducted on the redox potential of fluids and their impact on human health.

 

 

 

Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise Kyiv Regional Perinatal Center

 

The goal of the Kyiv Regional Perinatal Center is to improve medical services for the population, ensure necessary medical treatments based on economic calculations in accordance with current Ukrainian healthcare legislation.

90% of the patients at the Kyiv Regional Perinatal Center are women with extragenital pathologies and severe illnesses. Therefore, pregnancy management at the Kyiv Regional Perinatal Center is conducted under the supervision of professional medical staff. The Center includes:

• Obstetric department with individual delivery rooms
• First obstetric unit for mother and baby cohabitation
• Second obstetric unit for mother and baby cohabitation
• Department of extragenital diseases and obstetric pathology
• Gynecological department with minimally invasive technologies
• Anesthesiology and intensive care department
• Postnatal care department for newborns
• Intensive care and Stage II newborn recovery department
• Polyclinic department of medical genetics and family planning with a laboratory

The activities include:

• Providing high-quality obstetric and gynecological care to the population (primarily residents of Kyiv region)
• Providing postpartum care to mothers and infants
• Cooperation with international and Ukrainian citizens, organizations, and health care funds, and exchange of medical experience
• Encouraging Ukrainian and foreign investments for the development of medical institutions, maternity hospitals, and equipping such institutions with necessary equipment and medical supplies
• Providing medical services according to health insurance contracts
• Providing emergency inpatient care to pregnant women, laboring women, postpartum women, gynecological patients, and newborns
• Providing planned inpatient care to pregnant women and laboring women with extragenital and obstetric pathology
• Providing planned inpatient care to gynecological patients based on hospitalization indications
• Providing planned consultative and emergency care in the region
• Conducting consultations and treatment for gynecological conditions in children and adolescents, and informational-methodical work on sex education for children and adolescents
• Conducting medical-genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies, and medical-genetic examination of newborns
• Implementing new diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation methods
• Performing a wide range of clinical and diagnostic examinations
• Providing consultative and therapeutic work with pregnant women, laboring women, postpartum women, their newborn children, and gynecological patients
• Providing gynecological care to children and adolescents
• Providing medical-genetic assistance to the population
• Training and professional development of relevant staff
• Participating in scientific, regional, and nationwide programs of relevant directions
• Implementing new technologies and conducting scientific research
• Collaborating with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and other public health organizations
• Supporting international contacts and connections.

 

 

 

 

Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise “Kyiv City Center for Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine

 

The staffing potential of the Kyiv City Center for Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine provides highly qualified specialized inpatient and outpatient medical care to the female population of Kyiv. The center houses the only infectious obstetric unit in the city, which provides highly specialized medical care to pregnant women with infectious and associated extragenital pathologies, as well as drug-dependent women, who predominantly have a low social status and require state support.

The structure of the facility includes:

• Infectious obstetric unit
• Obstetric department with reception block and individual delivery rooms
• Neonatal intensive care and neonatal care department
• Reproductive medicine and endocrine gynecology department
• Endoscopic surgery and apheresis methods department with an operating block
• Endometriosis and pelvic surgery department
• Gynecological department with a sanitary pass-through
• Anesthesiology and intensive care department
• Prenatal diagnostics department
• Women’s consultation
• Clinical and diagnostic laboratory

The facility has developed an algorithm for preventing vertical transmission of HIV. An effective system of medical assistance for pregnant women with severe forms of ARVI, influenza, and COVID-19 is established.

The obstetric department with a reception block and individual delivery rooms monitors the condition of the mother and fetus during pregnancy and childbirth, providing timely qualified assistance to patients and newborns. The obstetric department has implemented advanced perinatal technologies. The neonatal intensive care and neonatal care department provides qualified care to newborns, including very premature infants.

Modern diagnostic methods for infant pathology are established in the department. The reproductive medicine and endocrine gynecology department is the only one in the city offering infertility treatment using assisted reproductive technologies funded by the budget.

In the prenatal diagnostics department, the following is conducted:

• Prenatal screening for congenital pathology for pregnant women in the capital
• Implementation of invasive diagnostic methods. The women’s consultation center serves the female population of Kyiv, including displaced persons and women with low social status. The women’s consultation center has established a substitution therapy system for drug-dependent pregnant women in the capital.

In three gynecological departments (endoscopic surgery and apheresis methods department with an operating block, endometriosis and pelvic surgery department, gynecological department with a sanitary pass-through), the overall surgical activity of the facility has increased annually, reaching 70% in 2021.

The facility actively implements innovative surgical treatment methods and reduces the duration of postoperative recovery.

 

 

 

 

State Institution “Institute for Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology named after Academician O.M. Lukyanova of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”

 

The leading research institution in Ukraine in the field of maternal and child health is the Institute for Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology named after Academician O.M. Lukyanova of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, established in 1929 and located in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv since 1972.

The State Institution “Institute for Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine” was founded in 1929 and is the leading research institution in the country in the field of maternal and child health. Initially, the institute was named the Ukrainian Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health. Since 1965, it operated as the Kyiv Research Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology of the Ministry of Health of the Ukrainian SSR. Following the establishment of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine in 1993, it became part of the academy as the Institute for Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology.

For its achievements in advancing medical science, maternal and child health care, and training scientific personnel, the institute was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1979.

The institute conducts fundamental and applied research on current issues related to the health of children and women in the following areas:

1. Perinatal Care:
   • Development of prenatal diagnostic methods for congenital developmental disorders and their surgical correction.
2. Obstetrics and Gynecology:
   • Development of methods for pregnancy planning, abortion prevention, preconception preparation, and treatment and prevention of complications in pregnant women with obstetric and extragenital pathologies and their newborns.
3. Reproductive Health:
   • Study of reproductive health status, development of advanced diagnostic technologies, and both surgical and conservative methods for treating infertility, gynecological and oncological diseases, and simultaneous surgery for women.
4. Child Health:
   • Study of health parameters and the most pressing issues related to the development, progression, prevention, and treatment of chronic somatic diseases (respiratory, hepatobiliary, nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, rheumatic, and connective tissue diseases) in young children, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of orphan diseases.
5. Infant Nutrition:
   • Scientific foundations of natural nutrition for infants in their first year of life and the introduction of new food products for healthy and ill children and pregnant women.
6. Medical-Social Issues:
   • Organizational and medical-social issues of maternal and child health care, considering the ecological features of various regions of Ukraine.
7. Assistance to ATO Zone Residents:
   • Organization of medical and psychological support for children and women from the ATO zone.

 

 

 

 

National Specialized Children’s Hospital “OKHMATDYT”

 

Established by Presidential Decree No. 494/96 on July 3, 1996, and reorganized from the Ukrainian Consultative Center for Maternal and Child Health and the OKHMATDYT Clinical Hospital, the institution gained National status by Presidential Decree No. 484 on May 30, 2008.

The hospital serves as a clinical base for 27 institutions, including various departments of the National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (NMAPE) and the National Medical University named after O.O. Bogomolets.

With a capacity of 620 beds, the hospital annually treats over 18,000 children in its inpatient units and provides emergency care to around 28,000 children at its trauma center.

Bed Allocation:

• Pediatric Clinics: 300 beds, including 70 for oncology and hematology, and 20 for HIV/AIDS care.
• Surgical Wards: 290 beds, including 20 for pediatric ophthalmology and microsurgery.
• Intensive and Toxicology Care: 40 beds for intensive and apheresis therapies.

Surgical Services: The hospital performs about 9,000 surgeries annually, excluding cardiothoracic procedures. It specializes in congenital anomaly corrections and has adopted new methods for both surgical and conservative treatments.

Recent Developments:

• Laparoscopic surgeries and advanced scoliosis treatments.
• Innovative use of bioimplants and minimally invasive techniques for esophageal/tracheal conditions.
• Unique procedures for limb reattachment and repair in the plastic-reconstructive microsurgery department.

Specialized Departments:

• Pediatric Urology: Unique in Ukraine for portosystemic shunt surgeries and treating cystic lesions.
• Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology: Specializes in congenital and acquired genital disorders and puberty issues.
• Neonatology: Provides intensive care for newborns with severe perinatal conditions and implements the “mother-kangaroo” model.

Medical-Genetic and Orphan Disease Centers:

• Offers consultations and diagnostics for genetic disorders, including lysosomal diseases and microdeletion syndromes.
• Provides specialized care for metabolic and genetic disorders, including databases for rare diseases.

Infectious Disease Center:

• The only center in Ukraine offering comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment and expert consultation for healthcare professionals.

Psychological and Social Rehabilitation:

• Provides psychological support and educational services for children across the hospital.

Methodological and Organizational Center:

• Manages quality systems (ISO 9001:2015), educational services for hospitalized students, and development programs for child and maternal health.
• Collaborates with international agencies and manages grant applications.

The outpatient clinic serves over 270,000 visitors annually, offering specialized care across 30 medical specialties, including allergy, hematology, dermatology, immunology, cardiology, neurology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, pulmonology, and more.

 

 

 

 

LLC “Materi Clinic”

 

Materi Clinic is a medical center equipped with unique methods, techniques, and equipment for family assessments before planned pregnancy, achieving pregnancy through state-of-the-art methods in the shortest effective time, managing pregnancy through to delivery, postpartum care, and monitoring overall health in daily life.

The clinic employs obstetricians-gynecologists, anesthesiologists, embryologists, geneticists, and immunologists. Assistant Professor Vladislav Olegovich Berestovoy from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at IPO is also based at the clinic.

Scientific and Practical Activities: The clinic specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of infertility.

Services Provided:

• Laboratory testing of various biological materials.
• Instrumental diagnostics (all types of ultrasound).
• All types of gynecological services.
• Screening programs for pregnant women.
• Conservative treatment methods.
• Surgical methods (laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, TESE, PESE, and others).
• Assisted reproductive technologies (IVF, ICSI, PGD, and others).
• Donor treatment methods.